Marine Biology MSc. Student | University of Victoria
MSc. Thesis
(Bates Lab at UVic)
My MSc. research revolves around the "land-sea warming contrast" (i.e., land surface temperatures are increasing more rapidly than sea surface temperatures) and how this may impact the food web dynamics of the intertidal zone. Specifically, I am testing the physiological (i.e., oxygen consumption) and feeding responses (i.e., consumption of mussels) of a keystone predator (Pisaster ochraceus, Ochre sea star) to experimentally manipulated seawater and air temperatures.
Research Technician
(Juanes Lab at UVic)
As a team member of the Coho Otolith Project I spent most of my time split between the lab and the field. In the lab, I dissected various species of fish (e.g., salmonids and myctophids) and photographed their otoliths. In the field, I sampled otoliths and scales from hatchery and wild Coho and Chinook salmon from hatcheries across Vancouver Island and mainland Britsh Columbia. Along with other technicians and graduate students, I helped run experiments at Goldstream River Hatchery investigating the formation of abnormal otoliths in coho salmon.
BSc. Honours Biology
(University of Victoria)
I completed my BSc. at UVic with a concentration in Marine Biology. A highlight of my degree was my time spent at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC) where I investigated the effects of handling stress on the righting response of the leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata). I also completed an Honours thesis in the Baum Lab using stable isotope analysis to determine the impacts of local (e.g., human-caused) and global (e.g., marine heatwaves) disturbances on the feeding niche of the arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus)
